#738caa

Anchor 977 Sea Bleu Medium

Anchor Stranded Cotton · Cotton floss

HEX #738caa · RGB 115, 140, 170 · CIELAB L 57 a -2 b -19

Anchor Stranded Cotton 977 Sea Bleu Medium is a medium, muted blue, HEX #738caa. The closest substitutes in other brands are DMC Embroidery Floss 334 Baby Blue Medium and Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon 2275 Slate Blue.

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Equivalent colors in other brands

Brand	Number	Name	HEX	Match	Alternatives
DMC Embroidery Floss full chart	334	Baby Blue Medium	#738caa	Near identical ΔE 0.0	160 799
Brother Embroidery full chart	019	Sky Blue	#2584bb	Poor match ΔE 11.0	607 070
Coats Sylko full chart	B4687	Medium Blue	#7e92c2	Approximate ΔE 5.7	B7411 B6317
Fil-Tec Glide full chart	30646	Sky	#5e82a3	Approximate ΔE 5.0	30284 30644
Floriani Polyester full chart	612	Lilac Blue	#869cb8	Approximate ΔE 5.5	372 363
Gunold POLY 40 full chart	61134	Peacock Blue	#5f90bb	Approximate ΔE 5.4	61431 61356
Hemingworth PolySelect full chart	1262	Periwinkle	#6f9ad3	Approximate ΔE 7.4	1240 1075
Isacord 40 full chart	3810	Laguna	#7899be	Close ΔE 4.7	3842 3830
Janome Polyester full chart	230	Bright Blue	#70a9e2	Poor match ΔE 11.3	221 216
Madeira Classic Rayon 40 full chart	1275	Cosmic Sky	#7991b7	Close ΔE 3.2	1028 1360
Madeira Polyneon 40 full chart	1960	Country Blue	#738c9e	Close ΔE 5.0	1830 1671
Marathon Polyester full chart	2200	Tempest	#7d8599	Approximate ΔE 6.2	2190 2197
Marathon Rayon full chart	1176	Slate Blue	#6e86a9	Close ΔE 2.7	1199 1177
Mettler Poly Sheen full chart	3853	Ash Blue	#7e96af	Close ΔE 3.8	2674 3951
Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon full chart	2275	Slate Blue	#6d87a8	Very close ΔE 2.0	2245 2524
Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester full chart	9167	Tulip Lavender	#9098c8	Approximate ΔE 9.4	9064 5608
Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco full chart	348	Medium Blue	#7186a1	Close ΔE 2.3	1201 61134
Sulky Rayon 40 full chart	1201	Med. Powder Blue	#648bbe	Close ΔE 4.8	1205 1134

Match quality is the CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE00) worked out from screen RGB values. Check a real thread card before you order.

Out of Anchor 977? Closest Anchor alternatives

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Frequently asked questions

What is the DMC equivalent of Anchor 977?

The closest DMC Embroidery Floss color is 334 Baby Blue Medium (#738caa), rated near identical with a ΔE00 of 0.0.

What is the Madeira Polyneon equivalent of Anchor 977?

The closest Madeira Polyneon 40 color is 1960 Country Blue (#738c9e), rated close with a ΔE00 of 5.0.

What are the HEX and RGB values of Anchor 977 Sea Bleu Medium?

On screen it is #738caa, RGB 115, 140, 170. That is the manufacturer's published screen value; the stitched floss will look a little different depending on sheen and light.